Explosion injuries from E-cigarettes

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 375, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 1400-1402

  Brownson, Elisha G ^a   Thompson, Callie M ^a   Goldsberry, Sarah ^a   Chong, H Jonathan ^a   Friedrich, Jeffrey B ^a   Pham, Tam N ^a   Arbabi, Saman ^a   Carrougher, Gretchen J ^a   Gibran, Nicole S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BLAST INJURY; CHEMICAL BURN; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE SAFETY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EXPLOSION RISK; FACE INJURY; FLAME; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HAND INJURY; HEATING; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LETTER; LITHIUM ION BATTERY; MUSCLE INJURY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; THIGH; VAPORIZER; WOUND CARE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BLAST INJURIES; BURNS; EXPLOSION; UNITED STATES;

BLAST INJURIES; BURNS; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; EXPLOSIONS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84990026536     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1608478     Document Type: Letter

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